The New York Yankees have had major issues with their starting rotation this season. Masahiro Tanaka‘s performance this season has been one of those glaring problems within the Yankees’ rotation. The 30-year-old is currently pitching with a 4.56 ERA, 1.240 WHIP and a 4.52 FIP through 25 starts this season.
Specifically, Tanaka has performed even worse since the beginning of July. Through eight starts since the start of July, Tanaka has recorded a 6.35 ERA, 1.370 WHIP, 5.44 FIP, 1.99 HR/9 and a .274 OPP AVG.
Those horrific results are large in part because of Tanaka’s ineffective fastball since the start of July.